Height 1.57 m Sport Thriatlon Weight 47 kg | Name Barbara Riveros Club University of Chile Role Triathlete | |
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Birth name Barbara Catalina Riveros Diaz Born 3 August 1987 (age 36) ( 1987-08-03 ) Santiago, Chile | ||
Barbara riveros diaz london 2012 olympic triathlon preview
Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz (born 3 August 1987 in Santiago de Chile) is a Chilean professional triathlete, 2008 Olympian, and currently (August 2011) she is the number two in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship Series Rankings 2011, behind Helen Jenkins.
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- Barbara riveros diaz london 2012 olympic triathlon preview
- Barbara riveros triathlon de lausanne 2011
- ITU Competitions
- References
In France, Bárbara Riveros takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux. In 2011, Riveros represents Tri Val de Grey and won the opening triathlon in Nice (24 April 2011), and she placed third at the second Grand Prix triathlon in Dunkirk (22 May 2011) behind Andrea Hewitt and Emma Moffatt.
In Chile, Bárbara Riveros represents the Club Deportivo Universidad Católica and studies Nutrition at the Universidad de Chile.
Her coach was Jamie Turner up to 2010 when he was employed by the Australian NSWIS. Her present coach is Darren Smith. Bárbara Riveros' father, Agustín Riveros, is a physician and brought Bárbara into contact with sports in early childhood.
Barbara riveros triathlon de lausanne 2011
ITU Competitions
In the nine years from 2002 to 2010, Bárbara Riveros took part in 47 ITU events and achieved 27 top ten positions. Riveros started the season 2011 with four medals, among which the silver medal at the World Championship Series triathlon in Sydney and the gold medal at the World Cup triathlon in Ishigaki.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start